FOOTBALL.
WALES DEFEATS FRANCE. By Cable—Press "Associatibn—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association, PARIS, April 5. In international Rugby, Wales beat 40,000. Jt was a bard,., fast game. Half way through the first half, the French threequarters participated in a neat movement, ending in Gerintes scoring a. try between the posts, Gonnct convening. The Welshmen fought strenuously, but met with stubborn resistance. At ball time tlio score in favour of France by 5 to 0. On resumption, the Welsh forwards’ ru-bing tactics severely taxed their opponents’ defence. From a scrum on the French twentyfive Cornish secured, and dropped ‘a goal, and then a mistake by the Ireneh full back, let in R. Jones, who scored an unconverted try. towards the end the Frenchmen spurted, xmid there was a fierce struggle, on the Welsh twenty-five, but it was ineffective.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 7 April 1926, Page 9
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137FOOTBALL. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 7 April 1926, Page 9
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